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October 22, 2007
Services
Visitation will be at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne from 5-7 PM on Friday, October 26, 2007, followed at 8 PM by a sung Evensong at Christ Church, 400 Ramapo Ave., Pompton Lakes. A reception will immediately follow at the church.
A Requiem Mass will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, October 27, 2007, at Christ Church, Pompton Lakes, with interment immediately following at the Laurel Grove Mausoleum in Totowa, NJ.
The Reverend Clarence C. Searles, 75, of Wayne died peacefully on Monday, October 22, 2007 at Saint Joseph’s Medical Center, Paterson, from complications due to a stroke.
The Rev. Mr. Searles was ordained to the Diaconate in 1972 and served the majority of his ministry at Christ Episcopal Church, Pompton Lakes, where he was in charge of outreach and pastoral care. He was also Deacon-in-Charge at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Ringwood, NJ during the late 1970’s.
Before his retirement in 1997, he was employed for thirty-five years by the First Manhattan Company, New York. He was a member of the Data Management Division of Wall Street and served as president for a two-year term.
Clarence served as the chaplain for the Packanack Lake Fire Company #5, Wayne for several years.
Devoted husband to Maple (nee Medford) for fifty years, loving father of Robert, Linda, and Steven; cherished grandfather of Scott, Steven, Jason, Matthew, Katelyn, and Douglas, and beloved great-grandfather of Dominic, Elizabeth, and Caleb.
In lieu of flowers, the Rev. Mr. Searles left wishes that donations be made to the Clarence Searles Outreach Memorial, c/o Christ Church, 400 Ramapo Ave., Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442.
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Visitation will be at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne from 5-7 PM on Friday, October 26, 2007, followed at 8 PM by a sung Evensong at Christ Church, 400 Ramapo Ave., Pompton Lakes. A reception will immediately follow at the church.
A Requiem Mass will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, October 27, 2007, at Christ Church, Pompton Lakes, with interment immediately following at the Laurel Grove Mausoleum in Totowa, NJ.
October 22, 2007
Services
Visitation will be at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne from 5-7 PM on Friday, October 26, 2007, followed at 8 PM by a sung Evensong at Christ Church, 400 Ramapo Ave., Pompton Lakes. A reception will immediately follow at the church.
A Requiem Mass will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, October 27, 2007, at Christ Church, Pompton Lakes, with interment immediately following at the Laurel Grove Mausoleum in Totowa, NJ.
The Reverend Clarence C. Searles, 75, of Wayne died peacefully on Monday, October 22, 2007 at Saint Joseph’s Medical Center, Paterson, from complications due to a stroke.
The Rev. Mr. Searles was ordained to the Diaconate in 1972 and served the majority of his ministry at Christ Episcopal Church, Pompton Lakes, where he was in charge of outreach and pastoral care. He was also Deacon-in-Charge at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Ringwood, NJ during the late 1970’s.
Before his retirement in 1997, he was employed for thirty-five years by the First Manhattan Company, New York. He was a member of the Data Management Division of Wall Street and served as president for a two-year term.
Clarence served as the chaplain for the Packanack Lake Fire Company #5, Wayne for several years.
Devoted husband to Maple (nee Medford) for fifty years, loving father of Robert, Linda, and Steven; cherished grandfather of Scott, Steven, Jason, Matthew, Katelyn, and Douglas, and beloved great-grandfather of Dominic, Elizabeth, and Caleb.
In lieu of flowers, the Rev. Mr. Searles left wishes that donations be made to the Clarence Searles Outreach Memorial, c/o Christ Church, 400 Ramapo Ave., Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442.
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